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All, I am launching an app on historic maps in hopes of getting a broader audience interested in the history of cartography. The app should be finished in a week or so, then it will take Apple another few weeks to approve. I do not see why Apple will reject this project. It will be a free app for iOs based devices. Ie. iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch devices. The app will only be photos and images, with an accompanying blog available for further information. The blog will be available for everyone to view. In order to avoid copyright issues, I am pulling historic copyright free images of maps. I would also like to add copyright free photos of early cartographers and those involved with mapping our world from the1870's to approximately 1935. As an example, please see the link below to NOAA's photo library and their "Getting There" collection. http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/cgs/gettingthere.html I have found a few images in the LOC's Print's and Photographs collection, but I defiantly could use the collective wisdom of maphist for more help and suggestions. I do not have images of British or other European cartographers, so a collection of those would be great, along with any other world surveyors and mappers. I think an article on those men and women would be fantastic for the blog. Links, images, and photos can be sent in any language. This is an educational, free project. All I can do is to credit you for your help on the upcoming blog. With Chet Van Duzer's help, I am translating the names of antiquarian maps from Latin and other languages into English for the everyman to enjoy also. Those translations will appear on both the app and blog. I might need help with accurately translating Dutch, French and a few other languages. Thank you in advance for your help. Email me at hak...@aol.com Best, Heather Kinsinger New York Map Society Sent from my iPad_______________________________________________ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. List Information: http://www.maphist.nl Maphist mailing list Maphist@geo.uu.nl http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist
